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Noun
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(n)
stoop (stoop%1:04:00::)
(an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward)
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(n)
stoup (stoup%1:06:01::)
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stoop (stoop%1:06:02::)
(basin for holy water)
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(n)
stoop (stoop%1:06:01::)
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stoep (stoep%1:06:00::)
(small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house)
Verb
S:
(v)
crouch (crouch%2:38:00::)
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stoop (stoop%2:38:00::)
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bend (bend%2:38:03::)
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bow (bow%2:38:01::)
(bend one's back forward from the waist on down)
"he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse"
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(v)
condescend (condescend%2:41:12::)
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stoop (stoop%2:41:12::)
,
lower oneself (lower_oneself%2:41:12::)
(debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way)
"I won't stoop to reading other people's mail"
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stoop (stoop%2:38:04::)
(descend swiftly, as if on prey)
"The eagle stooped on the mice in the field"
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(v)
stoop (stoop%2:38:05::)
(sag, bend, bend over or down)
"the rocks stooped down over the hiking path"
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stoop (stoop%2:35:02::)
(carry oneself, often habitually, with head, shoulders, and upper back bent forward)
"The old man was stooping but he could walk around without a cane"